Principal Carbon Consultant

What we are looking for

A Principal Consultant with strong expertise in Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi related services for corporates. In this role you will be responsible for leading complex technical client projects and leveraging deep technical credibility to proactively drive sales and contribute to winning proposals.

About us

Here at Seismic we have a two-part vision: to help 10 million people join the shift by 2030 and to be the best place we have ever worked.

We know that’s an ambitious vision. That means challenging ourselves and our clients every day, striving for growth, and delivering real impact.

We foster a culture of continuous learning and mutual support, ensuring every changemaker feels empowered to grow and contribute their best.

We are not just talking about change; we are actively driving it. We ourselves are a B Corp and our team of B Corp, Net Zero, Reporting and Sustainability Comms experts collaborates to deliver measurable impact for clients ranging from innovative SMEs to global corporations. You can read some of their stories here.

We’re a close-knit team, working together towards a shared vision. All that’s missing is you!

The role and its responsibilities
The exact role definition will be dependent on the desire, capability and experiences of the right person. Key responsibilities are likely to include:

• Member of our core Consulting team, focused on helping our clients use our expertise in the most valuable and impactful ways for them

• Contributing to leading the strategy, growth objectives and delivery capabilities of our Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi Service Line

• Developing and winning business through working with new and existing clients to identify their strategic Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi needs within a commercial framework

• Leading process improvement and optimisation within our Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi Service Line

• Identifying needs that the clients may not recognise and ensuring approaches and solutions are linked to objectives and future needs

• Working with the leadership team to grow our presence in the UK and Europe

• Building strong and lasting relationships with colleagues, clients and our wider community

• Representing Seismic at industry events

About you

You believe that humanity and businesses need to make a seismic shift in the right direction and want to apply your consulting and analytical capabilities to help make that happen. At the same time you want to work in a friendly, collaborative and empathetic team who are delivering impactful projects for high-profile clients.
You will especially enjoy working at Seismic if you have a growth mindset and are comfortable with uncertainty, as we are a fast-growing, agile and evolving business.

To be successful in this role you would need the following attributes:

• You have have supported or led a commercial Carbon service offering within a professional services environment, focussed on external clients

• You have successful track record of contributing to the growth and development of a Consulting delivery team in a sustainability services business

• You are passionate about sustainability and have proven, relevant experience at a senior level, including helping organisations set strategies across the range of Carbon topics

• You have a proven track record of securing new business from existing and new clients in a strategic way that adds genuine value and impact

• You have direct line management experience and have ideally led and developed a junior and / or mid level consulting team

• You are energised by the pace of a mission driven scale-up culture

• You are resilient and comfortable giving and receiving feedback

• You love coaching and developing others

• You are details oriented but not at the expense of making pragmatic decisions

• You have the interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence to facilitate complex or challenging client workshops involving a diverse group of participants

• You’re a strategic thinker who doesn’t get too bogged down in the minutiae

• You have strong self-awareness and can easily adapt to different clients, from energetic SMEs to complex large corporates

• You enjoy building relationships across the company and with clients

• You’re commercially aware and understand the importance of strong commercial relationships

• Your written and in-person communication style is clear and concise.

• You act with empathy in a ‘human first’ way

Importantly, you love client work and also working with teammates to build something great. You like a laugh but are not afraid to graft. You have plenty to offer, and know you have even more to learn.

You are proactive, have a keen eye for detail and enjoy juggling multiple projects and priorities and enjoy just the right amount of time pressure to help keep productive and focused. You are a ‘people person’ with a knack for building relationships.

You are more excited by the opportunities of working for a young, fast growing, ever evolving, purpose-driven business than for a large corporate.

You are excited by the opportunity of joining a high-performance team within a fast-growing, ever-evolving, purpose-driven business. Find out more about the team here: https://www.seismic-change.com/team/.

Location

Ideally you will be within commuting distance of our London office You will be within commuting distance of our London office, attending the office (Waterloo) at least twice per week.

Working hours

We believe in flexible working hours to better suit our personal lives while being considerate of each other and our clients. We generally work office hours but trust each other to make fair decisions. We are also open to discussing part-time work arrangements.

Salary and benefits

• Salary and benefits are competitive and dependent on skills and experience.

• Personal Development Plan with budgetary support.

• 25 days annual leave plus an extra day off for your birthday.

• £500 per year professional development budget

  • Plus two days per year professional development time to support your continuous learning and career advancement

• £200 per year wellbeing budget

• £200 home office setup budget

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Wellbeing and benefits platform

• Bupa health insurance

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Financial coaching (Bippit)

• …and a roadmap for future benefits as we grow

Want to learn more about the impact we're making? Check out our latest Impact Report.

Seismic is an equal opportunities employer

Seismic recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. We are building a

world class team and we know we need a diverse mix of talented people doing their best work.